NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Michael Bloomberg has apparently caved-in to threats of legal action by the City Council. On Wednesday, the mayor released the list of the 20 fire companies that could be closed.

The list of fire companies on death row include Engine 161 on Staten Island, Engine 4 at the South Street Seaport, Ladder 53 on City Island and Engine 26 on West 37th street, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.

The mayor caved to irate council members who were furious when FDNY Commissioner Sal Cassano stonewalled them, saying the list would stay in the hands of the Bloomberg administration and no one else.

“The people in the communities throughout the city, those 20 council districts deserve to know where those fire companies are,” Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley said on Monday.

The threat of a lawsuit from Council Speaker Christine Quinn apparently forced the mayor’s hand. He wanted to prevent the list from getting out to lessen public outrage. The list has a lot of information.

“You rank fire houses and companies based on how much they get used, what kind of response time and then you have to see at the end what kind of financial realities there are,” Bloomberg said.